The Barnesyard

I had another decent week predicting the box office...I got 4 of the top 5 movies, including the #1 film, "The Gridiron Gang". Brian De Palma's "The Black Dahlia" did better than I expected (anyone see it?), placing second with about $10 million. "Everyone's Hero" placed a lackluster third (talking baseball my ass, McBain!), while "The Last Kiss" did decent enough in limited release to place fourth (p.s.: Darcey saw it this weekend and liked it). Here were the actual top 5 films in the country last weekend, with my picks in parentheses:

1) Gridiron Gang (Gridiron Gang)
2) The Black Dahlia (The Covenant)
3) Everyone's Hero (Everyone's Hero)
4) The Last Kiss (The Black Dahlia)
5) The Covenant (The Protector, which didn't even place top 10)

I also had a bummer week picking the football games, although Denver's narrow victory over Kansas City (as well as the A's sweep of the White Sox) salvaged my weekend in sports. Besides that, I feel safe in the knowledge that being a few games up in the football pool will attack Jesse's brain like syphilis, which should allow me to coast to an easy victory for the season.

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I got the new schedules for the Thursday night retro film revivals at Arden Fair, and there are a few dates to get excited about:

-October 5: "Point Break"
-October 19: "Purple Rain"
-October 26: "Saturday Night Fever"
-and the one I'm most excited about, regardless of how many dozen times I've seen it: "Taxi Driver" on November 30.

I also found the schedules for the Thursday night movies in Davis, and there's not much to get worked up about. The one date that genuinely intrigues me is November 2, when they'll be showing "Airplane!"

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Anyone see anything good this weekend? Please share.